“Can someone please help me to stop watching porn because, because I’m a Christian, I’m afraid that I might go to hell for this.” If you’re a religious person and you struggle with porn, you may be wrestling with a terrifying thought: “Will I go to hell for watching this?”…
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Day 10: When to Seek Counseling
Today, Brandon and Tonia discussed the role counseling played in their marriage. For Tonia, it was a breath of fresh air—a safe place to let out all of her emotions. When Brandon saw how it was helping her, he began to realize that it wasn’t just for people who couldn’t…
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21 Lies Porn Uses to Keep You in Bondage
Certain people have a tell-tale sign that makes it easy to recognize when they’re lying: their lips are moving. In other words, some folks lie continuously. If their mouth is open and producing sound, it is the sound of deception. They might lie to get out of trouble. They might lie…
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My Sin Owned Me
I have long struggled with lust, first giving in to pornography as a 6th grader. As I approach my junior year of college, I see the destruction that my addiction has caused and the further hurt it may cause. How can a young man keep his ways pure? By hiding…
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Calling Out Shame’s Lies and Finding Freedom
Shame is a complex issue. It impacts our thinking, our behaviors, and our relationships. It plays a significant role in addiction and compulsive behaviors with pornography, alcohol, drugs, depression, anxiety, ongoing anger, and other unwanted behavior in our lives. Shame lies to us about our identity, who we are as…
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Enslaved to Porn: Why I Returned Again and Again to Porn
During a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1973, robbers held several hostages for six long days. During this time, a curious thing began to happen: The hostages began to show signs of sympathy for their captors. Even after the ordeal was over, one of the hostages later became good…
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What You Need to Hear if Your Husband Betrayed You
As a counselor who specializes in sexual issues, I’ve heard from many wives with spouses who struggle with pornography. Their stories of courage fill my heart with gratitude for their resolve and strength. Their stories of pain and betrayal grip me and tear my heart in two. If you’ve experienced…
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6 Steps to Experience Freedom as a Woman Trapped by Porn
I was angry. Emotions swirled in my head—confusion, sadness, shame, betrayal—as my tears hit the pew. I had just come from my first confession including my struggle with masturbation. Years of an addiction I didn’t realize I had because of the lies I believed. Lies I told myself. That was…
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Safe Haven Sunday: Making Each Home a Safe Place
There is a deep-seated struggle in the heart of the Church, and thus the heart of the family. Pornography has found its way into our homes, places of work, rectories, churches, communities, schools—you name it. Because of what the statistics show about exposure for children and teens and the likelihood…
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4 Reasons Your Spouse May Keep Turning to Porn
My husband has been free from pornography for over four years, but I’m still discovering things about why he turned to porn all those decades ago. The truth? The reasons aren’t porn-specific. Porn, in many ways, is just like any other “hole-filler” that we use when we can’t quite figure…
